"It's okay, I guess he is fine where he is now….But Starling and Cherise are doing well, we continue living," She exclaimed changing the topic with a fake smile.
It wasn't Andy's fault for asking that question cause he didn't imagine such a tragedy could have happened, but he still felt guilty of making the beautiful and elegant girl in a black long slit dress with matching colored brocade reaching her elbow seated next to him remember the unwanted and he hated to see the sudden sad expression which appeared on her face.
He felt so stupid to have asked about Tory yet he wasn't even close to him, but instead had a crush on Cherise and was obsessed with her since there childhood and it actually didn't stop! Even up to now. His obsession for her even exceeds to liking all her Instagram pics then saving them which he then puts as his home screen, lock screen, photo keyboard and even WhatsApp wallpaper.
He doesn't even know how this girl refused to leave his head for sure, not like he had never dated since Primary. No, not at all! He indeed dated a number of girls which exceeds his grandfather's age of all types and colour but he felt nothing for all of them especially when he could see her daily updates on her IG, that angelic smile, oh! That one he liked so much he could instantly forget everything he did with his own girlfriend…not like they never gave him anything indeed on enjoying them he couldn't bother to complain.
"Cherise, yes Cherise…What the hell, why did I ask about Tory instead of Cherise? Sh*t," He cursed-out internally when he remembered the love of his life.
Amelia had already sensed the expression on his face which looked apologetic showing straightly that he regretted to have asked about Tory. The silence that was between them also felt unbearable to her, so she decided to break the silence.
"Come-on Andy it's fine, it passed and you didn't know, Okay?," Amelia tried to reduce the guilt in his eyes but apparently it didn't work, this man was indeed deep in his thoughts for sure. "And I know you have a crush on my sister, Cherise," She emphasized on the word 'Cherise' speaking it slowly but loud enough to make him come back from whatever dream or imagination he was in instantly, and it worked more than she even expected.
"Yeah," It took time for him to fingerout if he really heard that name or it was his imagination but he knew what he heard, it was her name, Cherise name! He instantly remembered what he heard and understood what she just said "Wait what? Which sister? Your sister? No-no not at all!," He exclaimed nervously.
"So u really do?," She asked gazing at him closely just to tease this young gentle man near her.
"No, come-on...it-it's absurd and even if I had crush on her those days, years have passed now and I chilled all that longtime," He said folding his hands in his chest defensively.
Well, he was right and it was true that so many years had passed but he lied when he said he had chilled all that longtime, Wrong! He didn't chill anything at all especially about Cherise, her lifestyle was so interesting in his eyes actually if anyone observed his obsession he could consider him as a psychopath but that wasn't Amelia's point of view, she found it so romantic. Aw! Yes I know it's a stupid way of seeing things but what could she do? It was the first real love she saw by her own eyes and liked it that way...even her own parents acted like friends who got used to each other and had lived together for a longtime and in that time they did mistakes and the mistake was producing them and had to bear with their mistake. Too Harsh , right? but that's how she saw it, they had never kissed before them or attempted to and they never did anything affectionate for each.
When she saw Andy's obsession with her sister she kinda felt lonelier and envied her sister. He was an admirance to her eyes, she wished so bad to have somebody like him. But she knew it was impossible and she couldn't trust boys anymore.
"Don't be shy, I knew it since primary and I also saw your phone's wallpaper you know," She chuckled seeing his reaction.
"Ok well, maybe! It might be or it might not,"
"How the hell did she know? you mean I don't know how to hide? Pathetic!," He cursed.
"By the way, I can make a rendezvous for you and….
"No-no way, No thanks!," He screamed instantly stopping her sentence but when he saw the shocked expression in Amelia eyes, he had to find an excuse, and quickly...and it right excuse brought itself to him. "See, see the conference has begun," He said not even wanting to know where this conversation was going to end.
"Okay," Amelia shocked eyes turned into mocking ones and she chuckled at his reaction but let go of it and put her focus on the beautiful lady who walked on stage and started talking things she didn't even hear cause her thoughts had taken her far way, not even in the same year.